Multinational enterprises

Renowned for its authoritative, comprehensive coverage of contemporary international finance, this market-leading text trains the leaders of tomorrow’s multinational enterprises to recognize and capitalize on the unique characteristics of global markets.

As more and more firms start to do business internationally, multinational rivalry1 has naturally emerged as a field of interest among researchers in different disciplines (Ghoshal, 1987). Consequently, a large body of work has explored topics such as market entry (Buckley & Casson, 1998; Davis, Desai, & Francis, 2000), foreign direct investment (FDI) (Graham, 1990; Knickerbocker, 1973) and technology diffusion (Gupta & Govindarajan, 2000; Kim & Kogut, 1996) of multinational enterprises (MNEs).

I have had many sources of inspiration for this work. During my
research, I found that the subject attracted considerable interest in
scattered corners of the world. In spite of a voluminous literature in the
field, observers in diverse locations and positions shared a view, perhaps
for different reasons, that some crucial links and relationships had so far
been bypassed. My ambition was to build on the knowledge and insights
accumulated in economics while trying to explore some new avenues of
approach....

Multinationals, as most people would know, recognize, admire, fear, and criticize, have been variously characterized for more than three decades. In the 1970s, an American, a British, or a European company that had subsidiaries in two or more countries was called a multinational corporation. In the 1980s, considering the history of foreign investment, a variety of nonmanufacturing companies—such as banks, insurance companies, and trading companies— also came to be recognized as multinational companies....

The increased speed and mobility of business activities and cross-border transactions resulting from internet usage has particular implications for applying transfer pricing methods and for taxing business profits. This book presents a two-part look at existing OECD positions on these issues.

VoIP FOR GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS1
This Chapter discusses how IP-based voice communications can be deployed for global communications in multinational enterprises and for international calling by residential PSTN customers. In traditional PSTN networks, various countries use their own version of the ITU-T standards for signaling or for bearer or information transmission. When IP-based networks, protocols, interfaces, and terminals (PCs, IP phones, Web clients, etc.) are used, uniﬁcation of transmission, signaling, management, and interfaces can be easily achieved....

Session 2: National Differences in Political Economy - The political economy of a nation refers to how the political, economic, and legal systems of a country are interdependent; they interact and influence each other, and in doing so they affect the level of economic well-being.

Six Sigma is a data-driven management system with near-perfect performance that is a statistical target of operating with no more that 3.4 defects per one million chances. Six sigma has both created avid interest and raised concerns among executives and its practioners.

The Commission is addressing governments, directly and through their various agencies and
ministries. The congregation of governments, gathered in the General Assembly of the United
Nations, will be the main recipients of this report.
The Commission is also addressing private enterprise, from the one-person business to the
great multinational company with a total economic turnover greater than that of many nations,
and with possibilities for bringing about far-reaching changes and improvements.

Get an introduction to the goals, processes and operations of business
enterprises in the United States. Your focus is on the functions that a
company—whether a multinational corporation or a corner grocery store—
must manage effectively to be successful. You also study the legal environment
in which businesses operate and the importance of business ethics and
corporate citizenship.
Applied Economics for Business
Welcome to the study of microeconomics, including the theory of supply
and demand and the use of that theory to explain market functions.